Britain shuts door on skilled migrants for the month

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Britain closed its doors last night to the brightest and best migrants from
outside the EU for the rest of October after the monthly limit was reached
in 20 days.

A restriction on highly skilled migrants was set in July when the Government
imposed a temporary cap on non-EU skilled migrants. It is the first time
that the cap of 600 has been reached before the end of the month and no
further visas will be issued under Tier 1 on the Points-Based System until
November 1. Highly skilled migrants can come to Britain without the offer of
a job